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New Delhi · India · April 2025
Visas issued at New Delhi in April 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 31,077 | 93.6% | 31,220 | 33,250 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 1,106 | 3.3% | 1,313 | 336 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 388 | 1.2% | 9 | 24 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 180 | 0.5% | 104 | 198 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 97 | 0.3% | 106 | 120 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 67 | 0.2% | 5 | 4 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 43 | 0.1% | 5 | 1 |
| C4/D3 | Nonimmigrant visa class C4/D3 (no description in the Department's symbol list) | 36 | 0.1% | 5 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 35 | 0.1% | 17 | 28 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 25 | 0.1% | 14 | 4 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 24 | 0.1% | 16 | 20 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 21 | 0.1% | 45 | 18 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 15 | 0% | 24 | 31 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 14 | 0% | 30 | 9 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 13 | 0% | 2 | 21 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 6 | 0% | 5 | 10 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 6 | 0% | 14 | 9 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 6 | 0% | 16 | 14 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 5 | 0% | 2 | 6 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 5 | 0% | 41 | 31 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0% | 2 | 29 |
| C2 | Alien in transit to United Nations Headquarters district | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant, servant or personal employee, in transit | 3 | 0% | 6 | 14 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 6 | 3 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 1 | 0% | 0 | 7 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Apr 2025 | Share | Mar 2025 | Apr 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 9 | 69.2% | 17 | 21 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | 0 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 1 | 7.7% | 4 | 2 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 7.7% | 3 | 6 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 1 | 7.7% | 0 | 10 |
Context
| April 2025 | New Delhi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 33,188 | 993,250 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | -1% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -3% | -6% |
| Immigrant visas | 13 | 48,193 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Apr 2025 (16 Apr 2025): B1/B2 next available 156 days; F, M, J 61 days; H, L, O, P, Q Not listed.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did New Delhi issue in April 2025?
33,188 nonimmigrant visas and 13 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for April 2025. That was the 6th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did April 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at New Delhi?
March 2025: 33,019 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Apr 2025). April 2024: 34,202 (-3%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 31,077 (93.6%), C1/D 1,106 (3.3%), F1 388 (1.2%), J1 180 (0.5%), A2 97 (0.3%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for April 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.